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Cardiff

Cardiff is a council in Wales. 19 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Pubs, bars and clubs in Cardiff are up 36.1% since 2021, to 6.4 per 10,000 residents. Two bedroom rent, £1,085 a month, is the highest of the 22 councils in Wales. Its rate of people killed or seriously injured on the roads, 14.4 per 100,000 residents a year, is lower than at 99% of councils in England, Scotland and Wales. Life satisfaction, 7.2 out of 10, is the lowest in Wales. 95.8% of residents live within 1km of a pharmacy, the highest share in Wales.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£270k

Lower than 51% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Up 2.1% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,085

Higher than 61% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Up 3.1% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings7.3

Higher than 50% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home70

Higher than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 2nd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van26%

Higher than 78% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

The highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station45.1%

Higher than 81% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket93.4%

Higher than 85% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy95.8%

Higher than 86% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available85.2%

Higher than 71% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents94.4

Higher than 78% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

5th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 5.7% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households4.6

Lower than 53% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

6th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year14.4

Lower than 99% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier83.3%

Lower than 92% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.4

Higher than 52% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 5th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Up 36.1% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.2

Lower than 93% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.5

Higher than 85% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women59.5 yrs

Lower than 70% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 3 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home29 ha

Higher than 56% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean12 µg/m³

Higher than 84% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 24.5% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Cardiff shares a boundary with Caerphilly, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Vale of Glamorgan. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Rhondda Cynon Taf£675
  2. Caerphilly£689
  3. Newport£863
  4. Vale of Glamorgan£888
  5. Cardiff£1,085
Average house price, all homes
  1. Rhondda Cynon Taf£168k
  2. Caerphilly£197k
  3. Newport£231k
  4. Cardiff£270k
  5. Vale of Glamorgan£298k
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Vale of Glamorgan61.0
  2. Rhondda Cynon Taf77.2
  3. Caerphilly85.7
  4. Cardiff94.4
  5. Newport109.0
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Rhondda Cynon Taf6.4 µg/m³
  2. Vale of Glamorgan7 µg/m³
  3. Caerphilly7.3 µg/m³
  4. Newport10.1 µg/m³
  5. Cardiff12 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Newport17.4%
  2. Rhondda Cynon Taf42.3%
  3. Caerphilly43.3%
  4. Cardiff45.1%
  5. Vale of Glamorgan57.1%

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